Ramallah vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ramallah	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1122	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2575	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$456	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$217	$5553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	57	86
😀 Quality of life	31	91
🏙️ Population	43.9K	1.39M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 68% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4985th and 50th ($1122 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Palestine and the United States, respectively. Check Palestine vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ramallah ranked 8th best city to live in Palestine vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 8803rd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs San Diego

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	Ramallah	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.6	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$762	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$464	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1024	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.56	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.05	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.67	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.3	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.95	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$26517

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1821
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2154
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2346
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2260
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$978
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2066
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$895
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2449
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2031
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2274
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2172
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$3089
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2207
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1062
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$546
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2136
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804